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Maritime Bus
ParentCoach Atlantic Group
FoundedAugust 2012
Headquarters7 Mount Edward Road
Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island
C1A 5R7
Service areaThe Maritimes
Service typeIntercity coach service
Stops53
Fleet42
Websitewww.maritimebus.com

Maritime Busis a Canadiancoachoperator based inCharlottetown,Prince Edward Island.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]The company began operations on December 1, 2012, afterAcadian Linesdiscontinued service on November 30.

History[edit]

Maritime Bus began operations in December 2012, serving 15,500 passengers in its first month. This increased to 16,700 in the month of March[8]and averaged about 15,000 per month for its first year of operation. Its busiest single day of operation was on October 13, 2014 (Thanksgiving Monday) when ridership totalled 1,757 passengers.[9]The bus service also provides daily same-day parcel delivery to all its terminals in the Maritimes. It formerly serviced connections toQuebecbut these were never restarted after halting during theCOVID-19 Pandemic.[10]Maritime Bus is a subsidiary of its parent company,Coach Atlantic Group.

Legal status[edit]

The application for incorporation was filed on August 16, 2012, and was originally going to be calledAtlantic Express Inc.During the incorporation process, the name of the applicant was changed toTri-Maritime Bus Network Inc.

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References[edit]

  1. ^"Maritime Bus team preps for maiden voyage".CBC News. 2012-11-24.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  2. ^"Maritime Bus steers toward smooth launch".The Chronicle-Herald.2012-11-29.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  3. ^"New regional bus service for students".Unews.ca. 2012-11-26.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  4. ^"Smooth launch for Maritime Bus company".CBC News. 2012-12-01.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  5. ^Ross, Ryan (October 26, 2012)."Maritime Bus will be on roads Dec. 1: Cassidy".The Guardian.Charlottetown.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  6. ^Stewart, Dave (November 29, 2012)."New regional bus service launches Saturday from Charlottetown".The Guardian.Charlottetown.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  7. ^Cosgrove, Colleen (October 25, 2012)."Maritime bus service gets OK to roll".The Chronicle-Herald.RetrievedDecember 8,2012.
  8. ^"Maritime Bus close to breaking even".CBC News. 2013-04-02.RetrievedJune 3,2013.
  9. ^Daily Record for Maritime Bus!Archived2014-02-26 at theWayback Machine,Maritime Bus
  10. ^"Find Fares & Schedules".maritimebus.com.Retrieved2024-06-23.

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